SAO PAULO - The federal police agency said Friday it has begun legal proceedings against companies allegedly involved in a fraud scheme that has cost Brazil's public coffers almost $2 billion in unpaid fines and taxes.]]>

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:08:04 -0400N. Carolina parents of missing teen sentenced for tax fraudhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3d972642abed4207b390df218ec3a27f/US--Missing-Teenhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3d972642abed4207b390df218ec3a27f/US--Missing-TeenWINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - The adoptive parents of a teenager missing from her home for years have received prison sentences from a federal judge who also scolded them for the girl's treatment.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:07:28 -0400Swiss bankers avoid prison, get probation for tax fraudhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/da9f0386349d49309fa5efe07ffe0ece/US--Swiss-Bankers-Sentencinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/da9f0386349d49309fa5efe07ffe0ece/US--Swiss-Bankers-SentencingALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Two former Swiss bankers avoided jail time Friday for their roles in a tax fraud scheme that helped U.S. customers hide billions of dollars in assets.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:01:24 -0400NC parents of missing teen sentenced for tax fraudhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/31645af786ed4230b1266f43999a20e0/NC--Missing-Teenhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/31645af786ed4230b1266f43999a20e0/NC--Missing-TeenWINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - The adoptive parents of a teenager missing from her home for years have received prison sentences from a federal judge who also scolded them for the girl's treatment.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:34:04 -0400Former office manager sentenced for embezzling from companyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f9545694e91a40f9bf9587f9343f2f3f/OK--Embezzlement-Sentencehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f9545694e91a40f9bf9587f9343f2f3f/OK--Embezzlement-SentenceOKLAHOMA CITY - A Jones woman has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for embezzling more than $1 million from the company where she was office manager and accounts payable clerk.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:34:19 -0400Lowell woman sentenced for tax fraud schemehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/46b5a52727e94311ba30bed8b34d187e/MA--Temp-Agency-Scamhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/46b5a52727e94311ba30bed8b34d187e/MA--Temp-Agency-ScamBOSTON - A Lowell woman who helped run a family-owned temporary employment agency has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for defrauding the IRS of more than $5 million in tax revenue.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:59:04 -0400Owner of Jackson tax business facing federal chargeshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/05fb68121b5c43b8a492bdf1241d5306/TN--Tax-Preparer-Indictedhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/05fb68121b5c43b8a492bdf1241d5306/TN--Tax-Preparer-IndictedJACKSON, Tennessee - The operator of a Jackson tax preparation business has been charged with 123 counts of fraud after being accused of preparing false income tax returns, most of them with bogus claims of dependents.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:05:23 -0400Spain's prosecutor calls for trial, jail for Barcelona bosshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/055ad4a9dc7a4ffca8d17bbd976b24f6/SOC--Barcelona-Neymar-Probehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/055ad4a9dc7a4ffca8d17bbd976b24f6/SOC--Barcelona-Neymar-ProbeMADRID - Spain's prosecutor has requested the National Court open a trial against Barcelona football club, its current president Josep Bartomeu and his predecessor Alexandre "Sandro" Rosell for alleged tax evasion, including in the signing of Brazil striker Neymar.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:53:24 -0400Ex-dog-breeding facility owner hit with tax evasion chargeshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b46c04d5e29840149a580b324885da21/HI--Puppy-Millhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b46c04d5e29840149a580b324885da21/HI--Puppy-MillHONOLULU - The former owner of an Oahu dog-breeding facility that had its animals seized because of squalid conditions has been indicted for evading state taxes.]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 20:37:11 -0400Coos County tax resisters indicted for filing phony lienshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fa7db29d531e4794b5b3005e193fbbf0/OR--Tax-Evasion-Indictmenthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fa7db29d531e4794b5b3005e193fbbf0/OR--Tax-Evasion-IndictmentEUGENE, Oregon - A federal grand jury handed up an indictment this week accusing an Oregon pastor and his wife, both convicted tax resisters, of filing retaliatory liens against officials who brought them to justice.]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:08:45 -0400Man sentenced for tax fraudhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3cc5cd65f7fe4fd0bd713e3b7a83da5b/MS--Tax-Fraud-Sentencinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3cc5cd65f7fe4fd0bd713e3b7a83da5b/MS--Tax-Fraud-SentencingJACKSON, Mississippi - A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for tax fraud.]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:04:23 -0400Former poker chip company head convicted of tax evasionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6850b90c5bc24cc6b7b3f1a69ac51602/ME--Tax-Fraud-Convictionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6850b90c5bc24cc6b7b3f1a69ac51602/ME--Tax-Fraud-ConvictionAUGUSTA, Maine - The head of a former poker chip manufacturing company in Maine has been convicted of tax evasion, conspiracy and other charges in connection with his business.]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:53:10 -0400Omaha bookie loses real estate license for 18 monthshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/888db57dd8774cd195c3c43e124342e9/NE--Bookie-Tax-Evasionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/888db57dd8774cd195c3c43e124342e9/NE--Bookie-Tax-EvasionOMAHA, Nebraska - An Omaha real estate agent accused of running a sports bookmaking operation has temporarily lost his real estate license.]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:59:04 -0400North Texas man gets 3 years in defrauding IRS of over $1Mhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c74b542bde4e4dd6a5b4be863843d90c/TX--False-Tax-Returnshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c74b542bde4e4dd6a5b4be863843d90c/TX--False-Tax-ReturnsDALLAS - A North Texas man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding the IRS of more than $1 million by submitting false income tax returns.]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 02:38:05 -0400Former Wash. developer gets 4 1/2 years for tax evasionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bdd04f2b620c411ca17e65cd583d3d2a/WA--Developer-Tax-Evasionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bdd04f2b620c411ca17e65cd583d3d2a/WA--Developer-Tax-EvasionSEATTLE - A former Bellevue, Washington, developer and lender who spent millions on gambling, horse racing, private aircraft and property while ignoring a big tax bill has been sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison for tax evasion.]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:41:07 -0400Switzerland, EU initial accord to clamp down on tax evasionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/22ab5f355dbd4ab4b8da8aeea1e567b0/EU--Europe-Switzerland-Tax-Evasionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/22ab5f355dbd4ab4b8da8aeea1e567b0/EU--Europe-Switzerland-Tax-EvasionBRUSSELS - Switzerland has signed a preliminary agreement with the European Union that will make it much harder for the 28-nation bloc's citizens to evade taxes by hiding money in Swiss vaults.]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:59:03 -0400Former Social Security worker charged with tax fraudhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e10f80c39e354ced98488f8fa5b333af/VT--Social-Security-Worker-Fraudhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e10f80c39e354ced98488f8fa5b333af/VT--Social-Security-Worker-FraudBURLINGTON, Vermont - A former Social Security Administration worker in Vermont faces sentencing on charges of tax fraud and filing false claims.]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:01:20 -04004 found guilty in Vegas homeowners association fraud trialhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/06788a4afa8b4fb8be574c04d595ed54/NV--HOA-Fraud-Verdicthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/06788a4afa8b4fb8be574c04d595ed54/NV--HOA-Fraud-VerdictLAS VEGAS - A Nevada lawyer and three co-defendants have been found guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud in what a jury was told was a sweeping scheme to control homeowner associations and steer business to favored contractors and attorneys.]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 19:43:33 -0400Say what? Social Security data says 6.5M in US reach age 112http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b1ea77c0819048238c5881ad5b335a4f/US--Social-Security-Bad-Recordshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b1ea77c0819048238c5881ad5b335a4f/US--Social-Security-Bad-Records

WASHINGTON - Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112.]]>

Sat, 14 Mar 2015 10:14:19 -0400Ex-NFL punter among 3 sentenced in Las Vegas tax fraud casehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d2a0c939d5224420ae3d305cc651addf/NV--Audit-Defense-Fraud-Convictionshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d2a0c939d5224420ae3d305cc651addf/NV--Audit-Defense-Fraud-ConvictionsLAS VEGAS - A former pro football player, a one-time neighborhood casino owner and an ex-Las Vegas businessman have been sentenced in Nevada to federal prison for creating a company that prosecutors said defrauded the federal government of more than $324 million in tax revenue.]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:43:32 -0400Fake IRS agents target more than 366,000 in huge tax scamhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bf5875d8e4804579a16064c55316f908/US--IRS-Tax-Scamshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bf5875d8e4804579a16064c55316f908/US--IRS-Tax-Scams

WASHINGTON - Fake IRS agents have targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail in the largest scam of its kind in the history of the agency, a federal investigator said Thursday.]]>

ROME - Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi savored his court victory in the infamous "bunga bunga" case Wednesday by plunging headfirst into politics, saying he's working for a better Italy even though he remains barred from public office.]]>